American Pale Ale Knuckle Sandwich Mosaic Pale Ale

[LookingGlass]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

Wyeast 1056

Yeast Starter

Yes

Batch Size (Gallons)

5.25

Original Gravity

1.064

Final Gravity

1.016 EST

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

44

Color

7

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

7 @ 68 F

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

14 @ 68 F

Tasting Notes

N/A

This grain bill is a perfect balance for an APA and I will not vary from this one for my pale ale's.
10# NW Pale Ale Malt
1.5# Munich malt
.5# White wheat malt
.5# Dingemanns Belgian Caravienne Malt 8L
.5# 20 L Caramel malt

Mashed for 60 min @ 152 F in 5 gall. h20, added 1 tsp calc. chloride to mash
Batch sparge with 3.5 gall h20 to pre boil volume of 6.5 gall.

.35 oz Warrior pellet hops for 60, add 1 tsp gypsum to boil.
1 oz Mosaic pellets for 20 min
.5oz Mosaic for 10
.5 oz Mosaic for 5
dry hop .5 oz Mosaic pellets for 5 days

1/2 whirlfloc tab @ 15 min.
Wort Chiller @ 10 min

Shake 7 gallon carboy vigorously
Pitch 1056 yeast

Will keg @ 40F @ 12 psi for about 2 weeks and enjoy!

 

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[LookingGlass]

I've used the same grain bill with different hops. Recently I used .375 oz of Columbus for 60 and 1 oz cascades fwh, .5 oz Columbus for 20 and a different yeast- bry 97. I will update with pics and tasting notes after kegging. It's fermenting right now as I brewed it feb 15.


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[LookingGlass]

Update:
Changed the dry hop with 1 oz Mosaic hops for 7 days. Gravity was 1.012. I'm expecting it to finish 1.010 or just a bit lower.
Will keg on March 8.
Sample tastes different from anything I've tasted. Floral, some citrus so far. Nothing like what I've read about blueberries or bubble gum. There was a taste in there somewhere that I quite haven't figured out yet but time will reveal it.

 

[LookingGlass]

Update:
Been kegged since 3-8 and there's a lot going on with this hop. Gonna let this sit another week before the hops start shining more. Tons of citrus notes and the aroma is upfront and personal to say the least. I have to let it sit a bit longer for it to "mature". I think I've pulled 6 pints off so far. The first few were grassy. The last 4 or so I waited and the grassy flavor is subsiding. Patience is the key on this one!